Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 10:49:35 -1000 From: Antoinette Lucas Message-Id: Organization: University of Washington Subject: Eating metal (was Re: air = fluid ????) On Tue, 31 Oct 1995, Jim Cheetham wrote: > > Metals edible? In small enough quantities, yes. > Ever tried sprinkling iron filings on someone's > sandwiches ? > > -- > _____ ceci n'est ____ _ pas une _ _ email > (__ __) o ______ ( __)( )_ ___ ___ _( )_( )_ ___ ______ > (____) (_)(_)()(_) (____)(_)_)(__=)(__=) (_)_(_)_)(___)_(_)()(_) In my chemistry class one year we mushed up some of those iron fortified Total cerials and put them in water, and used a special magnetic mixer, and the magnet came out covered with iron filings. So I would say the definately are edible. *******>>>>> Antoinette Marie Catherine Lucas <<<<<****** = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 12:15:23 -1000 From: rmcgee@worldbank.org (Robert McGee) Message-Id: <47675r$vp4@minerva.worldbank.org> Organization: World Bank Subject: Re: Eating metal (was Re: air = fluid ????) In article , Antoinette Lucas says: > >On Tue, 31 Oct 1995, Jim Cheetham wrote: >> >> Metals edible? In small enough quantities, yes. >> Ever tried sprinkling iron filings on someone's >> sandwiches ? To what end? I have a mental picture that involves a gigantic horseshoe magnet, a bundle of dynamite, some twine, and a pair of roller skates. But I'm probably off the mark. Rob "Beep-Beep!" McGee rmcgee@worldbank.org | BOT OHA, BOT! KOPOBA ECT CblP! rmcgee@clark.net | Washington, DC | The opinions expressed here are mine and do not reflect the views of the World Bank. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 16:11:24 -1000 From: Antoinette Lucas Message-Id: Organization: University of Washington Subject: Re: Eating metal (was Re: air = fluid ????) On 31 Oct 1995, Robert McGee wrote: > In article , Antoinette Lucas says: > > > >On Tue, 31 Oct 1995, Jim Cheetham wrote: > >> > >> Metals edible? In small enough quantities, yes. > >> Ever tried sprinkling iron filings on someone's > >> sandwiches ? > > To what end? I have a mental picture that involves a gigantic horseshoe > magnet, a bundle of dynamite, some twine, and a pair of roller skates. > But I'm probably off the mark. > Just a bit. i said "filings" he said "filings" not "big ol' chunks" of the stuff. Plus the magnet was about the size of a big pink rubber eraser and it was put in a liter pirex beaker and put on a plate that had another magnet in it that spun below the surface of the plate thus spinning the magnet in the mush. 10minutes and you have iron filings on the magnet. Toni"I must be more specific next time" Lucas *******>>>>> Antoinette Marie Catherine Lucas <<<<<****** = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 20:13:30 -1000 From: ciacon@ix.netcom.com (WAYNE JOHNSON) Message-Id: <47736a$evg@ixnews2.ix.netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Subject: Re: Eating metal (was Re: air = fluid ????) >> >On Tue, 31 Oct 1995, Jim Cheetham wrote: >> >> >> >> Metals edible? In small enough quantities, yes. >> >> Ever tried sprinkling iron filings on someone's >> >> sandwiches ? >> On a PBS special about gold, it was shown how malleable this metal is. Gold was pounded between thick leather pads into incredibly fine sheets, many times thinner than ordinary aluminum foil. It was a solid sheet, and totally opaque. A Parisian confectioner would then use these fine sheets to cover his creations, and people were shown eating them. According to them, they couldn't taste the gold, or even detect that they were eating it. The stuff was hard to work with, as it floated so easily. The candy was VERY expensive, though the amount of gold on it was infinitesimal. Automatic tooth fillings? Wayne "Perplexed Dentist" Johnson ciacon@ix.netcom.com = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 23:02:07 -1000 From: joyce2@eworld.com (JOYCE2) Message-Id: <47a1ef$39o@hp5.online.apple.com> Organization: eWorld Subject: Re: Eating metal (was Re: air = fluid ????) Antoinette Lucas wrote: >On Tue, 31 Oct 1995, Jim Cheetham wrote: >> >> Metals edible? In small enough quantities, yes. >> Ever tried sprinkling iron filings on someone's > > sandwiches ? Certain metals, pure or compounded, were snacked on by practicioners of Chinese alchemy, but it wasn't a very healthy diet. Elixir poisoning was a not uncommon way of death among classical Chinese emperors and their courts. These elixirs were taken in the pursuit of physical immortality. Vermilion (or cinnabar), a compound of mercury, was amongst the most frequently used, and it induced ulceration, vomiting of blood, and agonising pain. Mercury excreted in the sweat or urine could often be retrieved from the sheets or mattress of the victim. Gold was another lethal lunch, as described by Joseph Needham in a paper in his book Clerks and Craftsmen (Cambridge U.P., England). Ancient junk food: better fast than feed? TJ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 05:27:24 -1000 From: neitzke@elk.miles.com (Robert C. Neitzke) Message-Id: Organization: Bayer Corporation Subject: Re: Eating metal (was Re: air = fluid ????) >Gold was pounded between thick leather pads into incredibly fine >sheets, many times thinner than ordinary aluminum foil. It was a solid >sheet, and totally opaque. > >A Parisian confectioner would then use these fine sheets to cover his >creations, and people were shown eating them. According to them, they >couldn't taste the gold, or even detect that they were eating it. > >The stuff was hard to work with, as it floated so easily. The candy >was VERY expensive, though the amount of gold on it was infinitesimal. > >Automatic tooth fillings? > >Wayne "Perplexed Dentist" Johnson >ciacon@ix.netcom.com > That's it ! The next SUL material "Goldirex" or "Aurex" ...rip stop gold film. As if kite weren't expensive enough ;) Where do I get these ideas ! ... = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 07:50:21 -1000 From: dlw@odi.com (Dan Weinreb) Message-Id: Organization: Object Design Inc., Burlington, MA Subject: Re: Eating metal (was Re: air = fluid ????) In article <47736a$evg@ixnews2.ix.netcom.com> ciacon@ix.netcom.com (WAYNE JOHNSON) writes: A Parisian confectioner would then use these fine sheets to cover his creations, and people were shown eating them. According to them, they couldn't taste the gold, or even detect that they were eating it. The stuff was hard to work with, as it floated so easily. The candy was VERY expensive, though the amount of gold on it was infinitesimal. The use of leaf silver on fancy desserts is a tradition of some kinds of Indian cooking. There used to be an Indian restaurant near MIT that regularly served a sweet dessert with silver leaf on it. I had this many times. It wasn't particularly expensive. You couldn't tell that you were eating it. We had a running joke about how we should all go out to eat there in order to get our minimum daily requirement of heavy metals. Sorry that I can't provide any good examples of singing fish. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 09:40:01 -1000 From: ray@cyberhighway.net (Ray Clark) Message-Id: <47dr6h$oge@host-3.cyberhighway.net> Organization: R&L Clark Subject: Re: Eating metal (was Re: air = fluid ????) Isnt there a liquor with gold flakes in it, shnaaps? ray = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 14:36:20 -1000 From: gharris@tiac.net (George W. Harris) Message-Id: <47e8q4$nv7@sundog.tiac.net> Organization: The Internet Access Company Subject: Re: Eating metal (was Re: air = fluid ????) In 3 Nov 1995 19:40:01 GMT of yore, ray@cyberhighway.net (Ray Clark) wrote thusly: = Isnt there a liquor with gold flakes in it, shnaaps? Yes, there is, or at least it has gold-colored flakes in it. I didn't perform a metallurgical analysis. It's called either Goldschlager or Goldshlagel (I can't remember which), and it's really foul. = ray -- 1. Keep your hand moving. 2. Lose control. 3. Be specific. 4. Don't think. George W. Harris gharris@tiac.net = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 17:37:20 -1000 From: johnsen@eskimo.com (Brian Johnsen) Message-Id: Organization: Tethered Airfoil R&D Pty. Ltd.(C)(R)(TM) CD CASS Subject: Re: Eating metal (was Re: air = fluid ????) In article , Robert C. Neitzke wrote: I recall an urban ledgend from wayback where a Hindu swami or some such had set himself the goal of eating a 50s vintage Chevrolet by sawing it up into pieces small enough to swallow (and the filings as well). Can't remember the whyfor or whether he actually accomplished it. Anyone care to attempt an old Force10 delta? -- "I Am The Reincarnation Of Ugh The Caveman", Taunts Julia Child -- Brian Johnsen johnsen@eskimo.com Seattle, Washington USA = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Sun, 5 Nov 1995 15:21:23 -1000 From: bruce@omega.co.nz (Bruce Kingsbury) Message-Id: <47jnuj$ipu@alpha.ocbbs.gen.nz> Subject: Re: Eating metal (was Re: air = fluid ????) : = Isnt there a liquor with gold flakes in it, shnaaps? : Yes, there is, or at least it has gold-colored flakes in it. I didn't : perform a metallurgical analysis. It's called either Goldschlager or : Goldshlagel (I can't remember which), and it's really foul. I definately recall seeing on TV once that there's a resturant somwehere (London or Paris, probably!) that serves a very expensive cake with gold-leaf in it. Because gold is so malleable, the actual amount of gold involved is virtually impossible to measure. The gold leaf is mere atoms thick. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Sun, 5 Nov 1995 20:44:05 -1000 From: wej3715@tam2000.tamu.edu (Walter Eric Johnson) Message-Id: <47karl$du0@news.tamu.edu> Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Subject: Re: Eating metal (was Re: air = fluid ????) Bruce Kingsbury (bruce@omega.co.nz) wrote: : : = Isnt there a liquor with gold flakes in it, shnaaps? : : Yes, there is, or at least it has gold-colored flakes in it. I didn't : : perform a metallurgical analysis. It's called either Goldschlager or : : Goldshlagel (I can't remember which), and it's really foul. : I definately recall seeing on TV once that there's a resturant somwehere (London : or Paris, probably!) that serves a very expensive cake with gold-leaf in it. : Because gold is so malleable, the actual amount of gold involved is virtually : impossible to measure. The gold leaf is mere atoms thick. Gold and silver leaf in food is not that unusual. Eric Johnson = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =